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Experts Congregate for UN Climate Summit in Bangkok

...l fuels. The group is working on a report, which contains a controversial recommendation for countries to shift towards nuclear energy that emits no carbon dioxide but raises other concerns, to be finalised and released Friday. The five-day meeting will be held in closed-door sessions at the UN Economic a...

Man Sentenced to Prison for Concealing HIV Status While Donating Blood

...g up about 55% of total blood volume. Blood plasma contains many vital proteins including fibrinogen, globulins and human serum albumin. Pro-Tem Lake County Criminal Court Judge Robert Lewis on Friday ordered Ivy to serve a two-year sentence in a state prison and imposed a one-year probation on him. Ivy a...

Botox Could Curb Excessive Sweating too

...ssive sweating, German doctors have found. Botox contains a tiny amount of the botulinum toxin. The toxin blocks the transmission of acetylcholine from the nerves to the muscle. Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter which send a message to the muscle telling it to contract or tense up. With the flow of acet...

UCSF Brain Tumor Vaccine Trial Shows Promising Results

.... Derived from each individual’s tumor, vitespen contains the “fingerprint” of the patient’s particular cancer and is designed to reprogram the body’s immune system to target only cancer cells bearing this fingerprint. The vaccine is intended to leave healthy tissue unaffected and limit the debilitating sid...

Doctors in UK Promoting Awareness of Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease

...us. The reflux tendency increases when the stomach contains a lot of gastric juice or food and when there is increased pressure in or on the stomach. The following changes in lifestyle can reduce the risk of developing reflux: · try to lose weight if you are overweight · avoid large, high-fat meals and b...

Kiss a Chocolate and Tell

...olate - to increase heart rates due to the fact it contains some highly stimulating substances, both the length of the increase together with the powerful effects it had on the mind were something none of us had anticipated." SAV/...

Fluids Could Aid in Weight Loss

...ening diet, but beer is a poor thirst quencher and contains a lot of calories. Source-IANS/V...

Chinese Food- a Global Risk?

...tion. The list of food is food is quite long. //It contains vague items like pesticide-laden pea pods, drug-laced catfish, filthy plums and crawfish contaminated with salmonella. This is enough to raise the hackles of the people. The thing that brought the incident to the forefront was the contaminated whea...

Efforts Underway to Fight Alcoholism Among Tribals

...ddy is very sweet and healthy. But fermented toddy contains 50-60 percent alcohol, making it a highly intoxica...shelf life can be enhanced to six months. "Neera contains a number of minerals and salts; acids like ascorbic acid, nicotinic acid and riboflavin; proteins an...

Blood Pressure Tackled Better With Cocoa Than Tea

...ontain more compounds known as flavan-3-ols, cocoa contains more of another type of polyphenol, procyanids. 'This suggests that the different plant phenols must be differentiated with respect to their blood pressure-lowering potential and thus cardiovascular disease prevention, supposing that the tea phenols ...

Certain Vitamins may Have Adverse Effects on Human Lifespan

...ritionists suggest a balanced diet instead. Food contains a complex matrix of different components, which could not be replicated by supplements, British Dietetic Association nutritionist Frankie Phillips said. 'Our advice is to eat a wide range of foods in a balanced diet that can provide all of the nut...

Drug Used to Prevent HIV Transmission from Mother to Child Damages DNA

...TIs on nuclear DNA and cancer risk, the issue also contains recent findings on the toxicity of these drugs toward mitochondrial DNA. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, the official journal of the Environmental Mutagen Society, is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and is available online via Wiley Int...

Fruit and Vegetable Diet 'could Prevent Asthma'

... wheezing and allergic rhinitis. Red grape skin contains high levels of antioxidants as well as resveratrol, a potent polyphenol, known to curb inflammatory activity. Children who ate nuts - a rich source of vitamin E - at least three times a week were less likely to wheeze. Vitamin E is the body's m...

People Before Patents

...fordable medicines produced in India. India's law contains elements that help put people before patents, but Novartis is taking the Indian government to court to force a change in the law. India produces affordable medicines that are vital to many people living in developing countries. Over half the medici...

Cure for Cancer One Step Closer

... everybody can play a part in the cure. Every cell contains a clue that can make a difference to tomorrow's cancer patients," he said. Queensland is well placed as a source of cancer tissue due to its diverse population, large number of aged retirees, and high-rate of some cancers, particularly melanoma. Th...

“A Hen Is Only An Egg's Way Of Making Another Egg

...als (pulses) have more nutritional value. Each egg contains about 13.6 percent protein and 13.3 percent saturated fat. Dal, on the other hand, has 24 percent protein and only 1.3 percent unsaturated fat per 100 grams. "So we have alternatives for the egg, and that is what our campaign means," she said. P...

Cryoablation: A New Treatment Option for Some Kidney Tumor Patients

... kidney tumor cryoablation in 2003. Today’s report contains the largest published results for percutaneous cryoablation patients. Mayo researchers report that not only can this technique be an alternative to surgery, but that in some cases, it has benefits over RFA. Previous experience in percutaneous RFA l...

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Affect Risk of Depression, Inflammation

...a-3 fatty acids. The current typical American diet contains 20 times more omega-6 than omega-3, a ratio that researchers say should be lowered to 4-to-1, or even 2-to-1. This is the most recent in a long series of experiments Ohio State University researchers have conducted on the links between psychologica...

A Shot in the Arm for Cancer Enzyme Research

...s finding, scientists are now sure that the enzyme contains only two proteins, contrary to earlier assumptions. This discovery promises to accelerate cancer research. To quote the words of the Institute’s director, Roger Reddel, 'This discovery sharpens the focus and no doubt will speed up the process of de...

FDA Approves First-of-its-Kind Drug to Treat Rare Blood Disorder

...ningococcal infection. The labeling of the product contains a boxed warning and requires that patients receive meningococcal vaccination prior to receiving Soliris. The labeling also includes a Medication Guide for patients. In addition, the risk management plan includes an educational program for physicians....

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